2017高考英语备考复习：动词短语

　　动词短语

　　1. Jane was so ________ in her study that she didn't hear there was a knock at the door.

　　A. attracted

　　B. absorbed

　　C. devoted

　　D. focused

　　2. They got lost in the African forest, and knowing nothing of the local language _______ their difficulty.

　　A. added to

　　B. added up to

　　C. was added to

　　D. was added up to

　　3. At the committee last Sunday the following proposals ______ by those present.

　　A. agreed on

　　B. were agreed with

　　C. agreed in

　　D. were agreed to

　　4. Unfortunately mushrooms don't agree ________ me though I like them very much.

　　A. to

　　B. on

　　C. with

　　D. in

　　5. This project _______ helping poor children living in remote areas receive education.

　　A. adapts to

　　B. aims at

　　C. intends to

　　D. concentrates on

　　6. I always have so many things to _______ when I return to the office after a trip abroad.

　　A. object to

　　B. contribute to

　　C. attend to

　　D. appeal to

　　7. The three people were being followed by the police because they are considered to _______ a terrorist organization.

　　A. belong to

　　B. come to

　　C. turn up

　　D. give up

　　8. A clean environment can help the city _______ the Olympics, which in turn will promote its economic development.

　　A. wish for

　　B. long for

　　C. bid for

　　D. stand for

　　9. As we know, muscle protein will _______ more quickly when one is doing lots of exercise.

　　A. break down

　　B. break up

　　C. break off

　　D. break out

　　10. We were worried that his health might _________ under the pressure of work.

　　A. put down

　　B. break down

　　C. set down

　　D. fall down

　　11. When he got home, he found his house _________ and a lot of things stolen.

　　A. broken off

　　B. broken into

　　C. broken out

　　D. broken down

　　12. At last, those doctors _______ in their fight against heart disease.

　　A. broke out

　　B. broke down

　　C. broke off

　　D. broke through

　　13. They fell in love at first sight but they eventually _______ because they had little in common.

　　A. broke through

　　B. broke out

　　C. broke up

　　D. broke into

　　14. The government intends to ______ a new law about wearing safety belts in cars.

　　A. bring in

　　B. bring on

　　C. bring up

　　D. bring out

　　15. Can you make a sentence to

　　the meaning of the phrase？

　　A. show off

　　B. burn out

　　C. bring out

　　D. take in

　　16. Saba was _______ by her stepmother along with six other children, only two of them her own.

　　A. brought in

　　B. brought out

　　C. brought on

　　D. brought up

　　17. The parents were overjoyed and burst ______ crying _______ the news that their son won a gold medal in the Olympic Games.

　　A. out; at

　　B. out; for

　　C. into; for

　　D. into; on

　　18. The sound of happy laughter ______ memories of his childhood.

　　A. called for

　　B. called on

　　C. called at

　　D. called up

　　19. Ted agreed to ________ the strike if the company would satisfy the demand of the workers.

　　A. call out

　　B. call on

　　C. call off

　　D. call in

　　20. If the world becomes more peaceful and if people get better education, much of the poverty can be _________.

　　A. wiped out

　　B. broken out

　　C. gone out D. left out

　　21. By the end of last month our factory had successfully _______ its production plan for next year.

　　A. put out

　　B. carried out

　　C. found out

　　D. left out

　　22. The small hotel ______ single people who are unable to find affordable accommodation.

　　A. cares for

　　B. serves up

　　C. searches for

　　D. caters for

　　23. She did badly in the job interview and is now in low spirits. Shall we do something to ______?

　　A. cheer her up

　　B. join her up

　　C. add her up

　　D. pick her up

　　24. "How does it _______ that the new machine is out of order?" asked the manager.

　　A. come across

　　B. come about

　　C. come out

　　D. come round

　　25. The new law will come into ________ on the day it is passed.

　　A. effect

　　B. use

　　C. service

　　D. existence

　　26. Emma's third book __________earlier this year and was an instant best-seller.

　　A. came out

　　B. turned out

　　C. started out

　　D. went out

　　27. The kings in Egypt built many pyramids to store their bodies and they hoped to _______ one day.

　　A. come life

　　B. come to their life

　　C. come back

　　D. return

　　28. He has worked on the research for many years, but something that he hopes for doesn’t ___.

　　A. come to lights

　　B. come to a light C. come to lighting

　　D. come to light

　　29. Although against my opinion, the old professor sitting next to me didn't _______ his own one.

　　A. come up with

　　B. put up with

　　C. catch up with

　　D. keep up with

　　30. The beauty of Venice ______ largely _______ the style of its ancient buildings.

　　A. consists; of

　　B. consists; in

　　C. results; in

　　D. lay; in

　　31. The English test _________ listening, speaking, reading and writing.

　　A. consists of

　　B. brings in

　　C. consists in

　　D. takes in

　　32. An increase in the price of drugs has _______ the rising cost of medical care recently.

　　A. resulted from

　　B. distributed to

　　C. derived from

　　D. contributed to

　　33. He was in hospital for six months. He felt as if he was ________ from the outside world.

　　A. cut out

　　B. cut off

　　C. cut up

　　D. cut through

　　34. It was very annoying that the woman _______ my speech three times at the meeting.

　　A. cut off

　　B. cut down

　　C. cut into

　　D. cut out

　　35. The carrots should be ________ into small pieces before you feed them to the baby rabbits.

　　A. cut up

　　B. cut down

　　C cut off

　　D. cut out

　　36. This custom began in the 1300s, so it ______ more than 700 years.

　　A. dates back to

　　B. goes back to

　　C. dates back

　　D. dates from

　　37. The feeling between them _______ as time went by.

　　A. died out

　　B. died down

　　C. died back

　　D. died off

　　38. There is nothing more I can try _______ you from leaving, so I wish you good luck.

　　A. to discourage

　　B. discouraging

　　C. to persuade

　　D. persuading

　　39. The children ______ the swimming competition were divided ______ 4 groups.

　　A. joining; into

　　B. taking part in; into

　　C. joining in; in

　　D. taking part in; in

　　40. In order to be a good writer, you have to _________ your imagination and life experience.

　　A. draw up

　　B. draw upon

　　C. draw in

　　D. draw for

　　41. The contract that they ________ last Friday was practical.

　　A. came across

　　B. picked up

　　C. figured on

　　D. drew up

　　42. The man that people think is a black sheep in the village will ________ the imprisonment.

　　A. end up with

　　B. be ended up with

　　C. end up in D. be ended up in

　　43. After a month of training, he became equal ________ the work as a driver.

　　A. with

　　B. in

　　C. for

　　D. to

　　44. Please _________ my suitcase while I go to buy the ticket.

　　A. set eyes on

　　B. open your eyes to

　　C. keep an eye on

　　D. have an eye for

　　45. Believe it or not, Jim and Betty met, _______ each other and got married six weeks later.

　　A. called for

　　B. answered for

　　C. fell for

　　D. looked for

　　46. When automation is introduced into the factory, all the work done by hand will ______ the assembly line.

　　A. take the place of

　　B. replace

　　C. be attributed to

　　D. give way to

　　47. The final examination is coming up soon. It’s time for us to ______ our studies.

　　A. get down to

　　B. get out

　　C. get back for

　　D. get over

　　48. We must ________ to the public the simple fact that drugs are dangerous.

　　A. get across

　　B. get away

　　C. get back

　　D. get behind

　　49. Children are told to _________ strangers when they are out without parents.

　　A. watch out for B. come up with

　　C. get along with

　　D. allow for 50. I really don't want to attend that party but I don't know how to ________ it.

　　A. run away from

　　B. keep away from

　　C. get away from

　　D. break away from

　　51. In order to see the movie, Jack ________ his last ten dollars.

　　A. ran out

　　B. gave away

　　C. used up

　　D. gave out

　　52. She tried to hide her feelings, but her facial expression, as well as her tone of voice, ______.

　　A. gave her up

　　B: gave her away

　　C. gave her out

　　D. gave her off

　　53. The argument went on for hours as neither side would _________.

　　A. give out

　　B. give in

　　C. give over

　　D. give away

　　54. After Mary and Caroline covered 25 kilometers that day, their legs _________.

　　A. gave in

　　B. gave off

　　C. gave out

　　D. gave away

　　55. My husband knows that smoking is bad for his health, but he can’t _______.

　　A. give it up

　　B. give it in

　　C. give it out

　　D. give it away

　　56. It's nothing serious. Take this medicine and the pain will ______ in a couple of hours.

　　A. go away

　　B. go round

　　C. go along

　　D. go by

　　57. Working consistently without rest, a lot of doctors and nurses _______ SARS.

　　A. go down with

　　B. go into

　　C. go for

　　D. go away

　　58. I don’t ________ rock’n’roll. It’s much too noisy for my taste.

　　A. go after B. go away with

　　C. go into

　　D. go in for

　　59. ---Do you know why Mrs. Burns is in low spirits?

　　---I heard that she is _______ a divorce at the moment.

　　A. getting through

　　B. looking through

　　C. going through

　　D. breaking through

　　60. They _____ their original promise and refused to offer us financial assistance.

　　A. went through

　　B. went against

　　C. went over

　　D. went after

　　61. After three days' discussion, he finally accepted the offer, and the deal ________.

　　A. looked through

　　B. saw through

　　C. went through

　　D. put through

　　62. Last month I took part in an event to help starving children in some of the least developed countries. Twenty-two of us __________ food for 30 hours!

　　A. went against

　　B. went through

　　C. went over

　　D. went without

　　63. It is not easy to learn English well but if you _________, you will succeed in the end.

　　A. hang up

　　B. hang about

　　C. hang on

　　D. hang around

　　64. The film I saw last night was so touching that I could hardly ______ my tears.

　　A. hold back

　　B. hold off

　　C. hold up

　　D. hold on

　　65. I have given you my advice. Whether you follow it or not _________.

　　A. is up to you

　　B. is for you

　　C. matters to it

　　D. depends on it

　　66. The trapped explorers weren't ________ much hope of survival before the rescue team arrived.

　　A. holding back

　　B. holding on

　　C. holding out

　　D. holding up

　　67. I missed seeing my brother off at the airport because my car was ______ in a traffic jam.

　　A. broken up

　　B. lifted up

　　C. held up

　　D. kept up

　　68. The mother kept warning her son to ________ trouble, but today he broke the window of their neighbour again.

　　A. keep out of

　　B. break away from

　　C. hold back from

　　D. get rid of

　　69. If you want to _______ the friendship with your friends, write frequently no matter how busy you are.

　　A. keep up

　　B. keep on 

　　C. keep to

　　D. keep back

　　70. As a young man he suffered a lot from poverty. He used to

　　__ in the market, trying to find a job for a few coins.

　　A. knock into

　　B. knock down

　　C. knock on

　　D. knock about

　　71. As the crowd rushed towards the gate, several people got ________.

　　A. knocking down

　　B. knocked off

　　C. knocking on

　　D. knocked over

　　72. The store had to _________ a number of clerks because sales were down.

　　A. lay out

　　B. lay off

　　C. lay aside

　　D. lay down

　　73. As is known to us all, success usually _______ diligence while laziness can _______ failure.

　　A. results from; lie in

　　B. results in; result from

　　C. leads to; lie in

　　D. results from; leads to

　　74. The star has asked to ______ but the journalists just keep following him wherever he goes.

　　A. be left alone

　　B. leave alone

　　C. be left behind

　　D. leave behind

　　75. No matter how you read it, this sentence just doesn't make sense -- the most important words have been ________.

　　A. put out

　　B. picked out

　　C. taken out

　　D. left out

　　76. Although the family trusted her, she ________ them down badly.

　　A. put

　　B. set

　　C. let

　　D. took

　　77. --- What did you think of the football game?

　　---At first, it was very dull, but it really _______ in the second half after Cristiano Ronaldo entered the field.

　　A. brought to life

　　B. came to light

　　C. brought to light

　　D. came to life

　　78. The vicar had high moral principles but he was accused ______ not ______ them.

　　A. of; living up to B. to; live to

　　C. of; living up

　　D. to; live up to

　　79. To our greatest disappointment, many things did not ________ quite as satisfactory as we had expected.

　　A. set out

　　B. turn out

　　C. come out

　　D. break out

　　80. He got the advantage at the beginning of the competition, and he never _________.

　　A. looked back

　　B. looked on

　　C. looked out

　　D. looked round

　　81. I have _______ your report and made some notes on it.

　　A. looked through

　　B. looked after

　　C. looked about

　　D. looked for

　　82. I am trying to be the kind of boss that the workers will

　　.

　　A. live up to

　　B. look up to

　　C. watch out for

　　D. put up with

　　83. This material is made ________ natural fiber. It can be made ______a long lasting clothes.

　　A. of; into

　　B. from; up

　　C. into; into

　　D. from; into

　　84. International football matches always ________ better understanding between countries all over the world.

　　A. benefit from

　　B. have advantage of

　　C. make for

　　D. reach for

　　85. They were whispering in such a low voice that I could hardly _______ what they were talking about.

　　A. make out

　　B. make up

　　C. make off

　　D. make over

　　86. Ann is so careful that she always goes over her exercises to _______ there are no mistakes.

　　A. look for

　　B. make sure

　　C. find out

　　D. think about

　　87. Each of us has to decide how to ________ our time because of the coming deadline.

　　A. make the most of

　　B. take care of.

　　C. catch up with

　　D. get along with

　　88. Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and ________ jokes.

　　A. turning up

　　B. putting up

　　C. making up

　　D. showing up

　　89. The toy train cost seven dollars and Tom had only five dollars and fifty cents, so father had to ________ the difference.

　　A. work out

　　B. come up

　　C. give out

　　D. make up

　　90. ---I hear Bob quarreled with Tom last night.

　　---Yes, but they have already __________.

　　A. made up

　　B. turned up

　　C. taken up

　　D. put up

　　91. The destruction of these treasures was a loss for mankind that no amount of money could __________.

　　A. make up

　　B. make up for

　　C. come up with

　　D. put up with

　　92. Will you please let me have a look at the note you’ve _______ of the lecture given by Mr. Johnson?

　　A. written

　　B. taken

　　C. recorded

　　D. marked

　　93. When getting around in a new city alone, you should take particular _______ of the road signs so as not to get lost.

　　A. pride

　　B. care

　　C. notice

　　D. charge

　　94. Among these modern and beautiful mobile phones, you can _______ one according to your preference.

　　A. choose

　　B. select

　　C. pick out

　　D. pick up

　　95. It is easy to _____ my car from others in the parking place, it has an advertisement about Panasonic TV on the back of it.

　　A. make up B. find out

　　C. pick up

　　D. pick out

　　96. He ______ some French while he was away on a business trip in Paris.

　　A. made out

　　B. picked up

　　C. gave up

　　D. took in

　　97. The survivors were _________ by fishing boats from nearby villages.

　　A. picked up

　　B. took up

　　C. turned up

　　D. picked out

　　98. The teacher demands that she _________ her test papers within two hours.

　　A. turn in

　　B. hands in

　　C. has turned in

　　D. has handed in

　　99. The theory ______ by Einstein later proved true, but at that time few people could accept it.

　　A. put out

　　B. put together

　　C. put aside D. put forward

　　100. We have decided to _______ the picnic until next Sunday, when we won't be so busy.

　　A. put off

　　B. put out

　　C. put up

　　D. put down

　　101. They are ________ some new houses for the homeless people on our street.

　　A. putting away

　　B. putting down

　　C. putting up

　　D. putting on

　　102. I’ll have to find someone else to do the work, for I can’t ______ this loud noise any longer.

　　A. come up with

　　B. keep up with C. catch up with

　　D. put up with

　　103. It's the protection of the trees that really matters, ________ how many trees are planted each year.

　　A. less than

　　B. better than

　　C. rather than

　　D. other than

　　104. It was foolish of him to _______ his notes during that important test, and as a result, he got punished.

　　A. stick to B. refer to

　　C. keep on

　　D. point to

　　105. People ______ the success of Chang'e I as another milestone in the history of Chinese space flight.

　　A. refer to

　　B. agree to

　　C. compare to

　　D. appeal to

　　106. The old lady was so weak that she had to _______ other people to do the shopping for her.

　　A. put on

　　B. call for

　　C. rely on

　　C. ask for

　　107. Heavy falls of snow _______ great disaster in the south of China last winter.

　　A. lead to

　　B. resulted in

　　C. added to

　　D. lied in

　　108. The Shepherd had to ______ the sheep before the night fell.

　　A. break up

　　B. round up

　　C. pick up

　　D. call up

　　109. My money _______, I must go to the bank to draw some of my savings out before I have none in hand.

　　A. has run out

　　B. is running out C. has been run out

　　D. is being run out

　　110. In order to construct a new street, the local government was determined to ______ all the old building along the street.

　　A. tear up

　　B. tear down

　　C. turn up

　　D. turn down

　　111. Although he had explained several times, I still couldn't ______ the problem.

　　A. make sense of

　　B. make use of

　　C. make sure of

　　D. make the most of

　　112. Having decided to rent a flat, we _________ contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city.

　　A. set about

　　B. set out

　　C. set aside

　　D. set up

　　113. It’s certain that he will ________ his father’s business when he is experienced enough.

　　A. take over

　　B. think over

　　C. hand over

　　D. go over

　　114. Being a secretary, she has to _________ much of what happens in the company.

　　A. set down

　　B. set up

　　C. set aside

　　D. set out

　　115. The novel I read last week _______ a real place in English in the 1790s.

　　A. was set up

　　B. set up

　　C. set in

　　D. was set in

　　116. If we ________ early in the morning, we should reach the coast before dark.

　　A. take off

　　B. set off

　　C. set up

　　D. take up

　　117. The villagers ________ fireworks to celebrate the successful completion of the reservoir.

　　A. set out

　　B. set about

　　C. set in

　　D. set off

　　118. He is unwilling to work for others, so he plans to _________ his own business next year.

　　A. set out

　　B. set in

　　C. set up

　　D. set off

　　119. ---It sounds to me as if he knows a lot about computers.

　　---He is a person who is fond of _________.

　　A. showing up

　　B. making up

　　C. showing off

　　D. making out

　　120. Tom feels rather lonely when he is left alone; his parents _______ a few months ago.

　　A. picked up

　　B. set up

　　C. split up

　　D. took up

　　121. ATM is a short form which ________ "automated teller machine".

　　A. stands for

　　B. stands by

　　C. bases on

　　D. relies on

　　122. Among the brilliant athletic achievement, a few records _______ because of the moving life stories behind them.

　　A. stand by

　　B. stand out

　　C. stand for

　　D. make up

　　123. I enjoy playing computer games, but I always make myself a strict timetable and _______ it.

　　A. stick to

　　B. deal with

　　C. refer to

　　D. stick with

　　124. ---Don't you know Jack is the son of our manager Mr. Taylor?

　　---Yes. No wonder he ________ him so much.

　　A. hears from

　　B. takes after

　　C. corresponds with

　　D. caters for

　　125. Many old houses have been ________, and many new buildings have been put up in the city.

　　A. taken in

　　B. taken off

　　C. taken down

　　D. taken up

　　126. On April Fool's Day, you should be careful not to be _______ when others try to play tricks on you.

　　A. taken up

　　B. taken down

　　C. taken out

　　D. taken in

　　127. They listened to my speech, but I don't know how much they ________.

　　A. took off

　　B. picked on

　　C. picked out

　　D. took in

　　128. Having finished all the work on time, I felt a great weight on my mind had been ________.

　　A. taken up

　　B. taken over

　　C. taken down

　　D. taken off

　　129. Einstein liked Bose’s paper so much that he ______ his own work and translated it into German. （2008年高考山东卷）

　　A. gave off

　　B. turned down

　　C. took over

　　D. set aside

　　130. After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane ______ her job as a doctor in the countryside. (2008年高考全国卷Ⅰ)

　　A. set out

　　B. took over

　　C. took up

　　D. set up

　　131. ---I’m still working on my project.

　　--- Oh, you’ll miss the deadline. Time is __________. (2008年高考江苏卷)

　　A. running out

　　B. going out

　　C. giving out

　　D. losing out

　　132. Don’t be so discouraged. If you _____such feelings, you will do better next time.

　　（2008年高考安徽卷）

　　A. carry on

　　B. get back

　　C. break down

　　D. put away

　　133. In modern times, people have to learn to ______ all kinds of pressure although they are leading a comfortable life. （2008年高考湖北卷）

　　A. keep with

　　B. stay with

　　C. meet with

　　D. live with

　　134. ________ a moment and I will go to your rescue.（2008年高考福建卷）

　　A. Go on

　　B. Hold on

　　C. Move to

　　D. Carry on

　　135. It’s going to rain. Xiao Feng, Will you please help me ________ the clothes on the line?

　　（2008年高考陕西卷）     A. get off    

　　B. get back   

　　C. get in    

　　D. get on

　　136. I used to quarrel a lot with my parents, but now we ________ fine.（2008年高考四川卷）   

　　A. look out         B. stay up       C. carry on    

　　D. get along

　　137. The present situation is very complex, so I think it will take me some time to ______ its reality. （2008年高考湖北卷）

　　A. make up

　　B. figure out

　　C. look through

　　D. put off

　　138. The meal over, the managers went back to the meeting room to ______ their discussion. （2008年高考天津卷）

　　A. put away

　　B. take down

　　C. look over

　　D. carry on

　　139. The Somali robbers’ frequent attacks on the sea urged the United Nations to ________ all nations to take immediate action. (2009年高考福建卷)

　　A. fight for

　　B. apply for

　　C. call on

　　D. wait on

　　140. You look well. The air and the sea foods in Sanya must ________ you, I suppose. (2010年高考陕西卷)

　　A. agree with

　　B. agree to

　　C. agree on

　　D. agree about

　　141. ---How did you like Nick’s performance last night?

　　---To be honest, his singing didn’t

　　to me much. (2010年高考安徽卷)

　　A. appeal

　　B. belong

　　C. refer

　　D. occur

　　142. --- How about your journey to Mount Emei?

　　--- Everything was wonderful except that our car _________ twice on the way. (2009年高考四川卷)

　　A. slowed down

　　B. broke down

　　C. got down

　　D. put down

　　143. --- I' m surprised to hear that Sue and Paul have ________.

　　---So am I. They seemed very happy together when I last saw them. (2009年高考江苏卷)

　　A. broken up

　　B. finished up

　　C. divided up

　　D closed up

　　144. Practising Chinese kung fu can not only________ one’s strength, but also develop one’s character. (2009年高考浙江卷)

　　A. bring up

　　B. take up

　　C. build up

　　D. pull up

　　145. During the war there was a serious lack of food. It was not unusual that even the wealthy families had to ______ bread for days. (2009年高考湖北卷)

　　A. eat up

　　B. give away

　　C. do without

　　D. deal with

　　146. Joining the firm as a clerk, he got rapid promotion , and

　　as a manager. (2010年高考天津卷)

　　A. ended up

　　B. dropped out

　　C. came back

　　D. started off

　　147. Smell the flowers before you go to sleep，and you may just ______ sweet dreams. (2010年高考江西卷)

　　A. keep up with

　　B. put up with

　　C. end up with

　　D. catch up with

　　148. Amy joined a painting group but didn’t seem to _______, so she left. (2009年高考山东卷)

　　A. show off

　　B. go up

　　C. fit in

　　D. come over

　　149. We’ve just moved into a bigger house and there’s a lot to do. Let’s

　　__ it. (2010年高考福建卷)

　　A. keep up with

　　B. do away with

　　C. get down to

　　D. look forward to

　　150. After that, he knew he could

　　any emergency by doing what be could to the best of his ability. (2010年高考浙江卷)

　　A．get away with

　　B．get on with

　　C．get through

　　D．get across

　　151. I tried phoning her office, but I couldn’t _________. (2009年高考全国卷Ⅰ)

　　A. get along

　　B. get on

　　C. get to

　　D. get through

　　152. ---Have you __________?

　　---No. I had the wrong number. (2009年高考四川卷)

　　A. got in

　　B. got away

　　C. got off

　　D. got through

　　153. Jenny was looking for a seat when，luckily，a man

　　and left．(2010年高考四川卷)

　　A．took up

　　B．got up

　　C．shut up

　　D．set up

　　154. --- Sorry, I have to ________ now. It’s time for class.

　　--- OK, I’ll call back later. (2009年高考天津卷)

　　A. hang up

　　B. break up

　　C. give up

　　D. hold up

　　155. Had he

　　her promise, she would have made it to Yale University. (2010年高考湖北卷)

　　A. looked up to

　　B. lived up to

　　C. kept up with

　　D. come up with

　　156. It is reported that the police will soon ________ the case of two missing children. (2009年高考江西卷)

　　A. look upon

　　B. look after

　　C. look into

　　D. look out

　　157. Would you please ______ the paper for me and see if there are any obvious mistakes? (2009年高考湖北卷)

　　A. look around

　　B. look into

　　C. look up

　　D. look through

　　158. No matter how low you consider yourself, there is always someone

　　you wishing they were that high. (2010年高考安徽卷)

　　A. getting rid of

　　B. getting along with

　　C. looking up to

　　D. Looking down upon

　　159. Sam ________ some knowledge of the computer just by watching others working on it. (2010年高考山东卷)

　　A. brought up

　　B. looked up

　　C. picked up

　　D. set up

　　160. My mother opened drawer to ________ the knives and spoons. (2010年高考全国卷Ⅱ)

　　A. put away

　　B. put up

　　C. put on

　　D. put together

　　161. A. notice was ______ in order to remind the students of the changed lecture time. (2009年高考陕西卷)

　　A. sent up

　　B. given up

　　C. set up

　　D. put up

　　162. The experiment has _________ the possibility of the existence of any life on that planet, but it does not mean there is no life on other planets. (2010年高考江苏卷)

　　A. found out

　　B. pointed out

　　C. ruled out

　　D. carried out

　　163. We tried to find a table for seven，but they were all ______. (2009年高考安徽卷)

　　A. given away

　　B. kept away

　　C. taken up

　　D. used up

　　164. Thousands of people _______ to watch yesterday’s match against Ireland. (2010年高考辽宁卷)

　　A. turned on

　　B. turned in

　　C. turned around

　　D. turned out

　　动词短语【解析】

　　1. B。句意：Jane学习如此专心以至于没听见有人敲门。be absorbed in专心于。be attracted by被……吸引；be devoted to sth.专心于……；be focused on sth.集中注意力于……。

　　2. A。句意：他们在非洲森林中迷路了，而对当地语言的一无所知更增加了他们的困难。根据语意应用主动语态。add to增加；add up to总计，加起来总和是。

　　3. D。此句是一个被动句，还原成主动句后是 ... agreed ____ the following proposal；agree on就……达成协议；agree with同意某人的意见，后常接sb.或意见、主意以及某人所说的话； agree to后接表示建议、提议、条件或安排等名词，表示同意某一意见、安排。此句中的proposal意为“提议”，故此题选D。

　　4. C。agree with（气候、食物等）适合于（某人或某物）。agree to同意某一建议、安排等；agree on就……取得一致意见；agree in赞同。

　　5. B。根据句意“这项工程旨在帮助贫困山区的孩子接受教育”可知选B, aim at doing sth. = aim to do sth. 目的在于…。其他选项均不合题意。

　　6. C。在该题中不定式短语作定语修饰many things，据题意“我从国外旅游回来后来到办公室总是有很多事情要处理”。attend to处理，照料；object to反对；contribute to捐助，捐献；appeal to呼吁。

　　7. A。根据句意“这三个人属于一个恐怖组织”，应选belong to, 其它均不合题意。

　　8. C。bid for 投标，努力，争取。wish for渴望；long for渴望；stand for代表。句意：干净的环境有助于这个城市申办（bid for）奥运会，反之奥运会也会促进这个城市的经济发展。

　　9. A。句意：正如我们所知，人在进行大量运动时，肌肉中的蛋白质会分解得更快。break down分解；break up分裂，解散；break off中断；break out爆发。

　　10. B。 put down放下，记下；break down发生故障，(身体)垮下来；set down 写下，记下； fall down倒下。 根据题意“在工作的压力下担心身体会垮掉。” 应选break down。

　　11. B。break off中断；break into 破门而入；break out爆发；break down（车辆等）出故障。根据句意“他发现房子被破门而入，并丢了许多东西”可知答案为B。

　　12. D。break through 突破，取得重大成果；break out 突然发生，爆发； break down（机器）出故障，中断，分解；break off 中断, 折断, 突然停止。根据句意“那些医生们终于在同心脏病的斗争中取得了突破”，可知答案为D。

　　13. C。句意：他们一见钟情，但是最终还是分手了，因为他们几乎没有共同之处。break up破裂，解散，分手；break through逾越，突破；break out爆发；break into破门而入。

　　14. A。bring in 引进；bring on 引起； bring up 养育； bring out 使显现。根据句意“政府打算设立一项在汽车内系安全带的新规定”，可知答案为A。

　　15. C。show off意为“炫耀”；burn out 意为“结果是”；bring out意为“使（意义） 明白地表示出来”；t